{"id":"CVE-2026-97444","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: add boundary checks in two places\n\nAdd boundary checks in acpi_ps_get_next_namestring() and\nacpi_ps_peek_opcode() to prevent out-of-bounds access.","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: add boundary checks in two places\n\nAdd boundary checks in acpi_ps_get_next_namestring() and\nacpi_ps_peek_opcode() to prevent out-of-bounds access.","severity":"high","cvss":7.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-125"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 3a8c1efc0fd3abb2d2b1254315f36db03abc88eb","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < c917df56b73719a2d4cee1c4ab4a6626acb95315","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 4f03d84c95a51436878cd750a14f8ca37eeb3112","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 38ee32a9ace6fae8965f059b38e6e7fb27b1e7ce","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 253d7272d01db9529c79b95205c0f859ef9f4f23","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 4de2cffef5e6b5b79eec8c934df582459b818228","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < bdc35754012906dbf094be104b103ca3adfef6f7","Linux 2.6.12"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:17:56.017","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97444","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/253d7272d01db9529c79b95205c0f859ef9f4f23","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38ee32a9ace6fae8965f059b38e6e7fb27b1e7ce","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8c1efc0fd3abb2d2b1254315f36db03abc88eb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4de2cffef5e6b5b79eec8c934df582459b818228","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f03d84c95a51436878cd750a14f8ca37eeb3112","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc35754012906dbf094be104b103ca3adfef6f7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c917df56b73719a2d4cee1c4ab4a6626acb95315","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97444.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97444"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540413"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97444"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97444"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97444.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00142,"epssPercentile":0.03454,"scores":{"nvd":7.7,"vendor":5.5},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.877Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97444","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: add boundary checks in two places\n\nAdd boundary checks in acpi_ps_get_next_namestring() and\nacpi_ps_peek_opcode() to prevent out-of-bounds access.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97444.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210595,"id":"CVE-2026-97444","ts":1790316056304,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.7"},{"seq":210594,"id":"CVE-2026-97444","ts":1790316056304,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}